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Offline mrniles

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Crain Ave. bridge train derailment
« on: November 22, 2008, 11:29:23 AM »
 :?Does anyone have any further news on the Crain Ave. bridge train derailment in Akron?
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Re: Crain Ave. bridge train derailment
« Reply #1 on: November 22, 2008, 11:33:08 AM »
Train derailment closes Crain Avenue Bridge in Kent; no injuries reported as coal train jams under span

Bridge in Kent was closed Thursday afternoon after several cars of a 119-car long CSX Railroad coal train derailed under it, leaving tons of spilled coal and crumpled train cars jammed under the bridge.

See Friday's record-Courier for more coverage.
http://www.recordpub.com/news/article/4470955
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Re: Crain Ave. bridge train derailment
« Reply #2 on: November 22, 2008, 01:20:02 PM »
This is from the Crain Avenue bridge -- I went over this bridge about 500 times in my life (mainly from 1985-89). The bridge was closed because the train struck and possibly damaged the bridge:

http://sitelife.wkyc.com/ver1.0/Content/images/store/11/4/4b393bc6-f676-486c-84f4-f5e3b7933b7d.Large.jpg

This and other photos are at:
http://www.wkyc.com:80/life/community/persona.aspx?U=cc3049208cf9443994ee2379b8e09bbf&plckUserId=cc3049208cf9443994ee2379b8e09bbf&plckPersonaPage=PersonaGalleryPhoto&plckPhotoID=0555619b-30d5-4cc6-8193-77df3d73e181
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Re: Crain Ave. bridge train derailment
« Reply #3 on: November 23, 2008, 09:08:00 AM »
A friend of mine who lives down that way posted an extensive account, with photos, on her LiveJournal: http://goldiebug.livejournal.com/33893.html.
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Re: Crain Ave. bridge train derailment
« Reply #4 on: November 23, 2008, 01:19:43 PM »
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